Peanut Allergy "Epidemic" Part 2

RNN examines the controversy surrounding peanut allergy precautions.

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News & Politics

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[Tamapeaone]

First, an allergy to animal dander for the most part is far less life-threatening than a peanut allergy. Not always, but usually. Second, a cat in a school or classroom is far more conspicuous than a roomful of kids at lunch time all digging in to their lunches. Third, many, many schools have implemented peanut and tree nut bans successfully. Ours has. The district doesn't guarantee a nut-free environment, but it does what it can to provide one.

[DeadlyChinchilla]

I had teachers that brought in everything from frogs to cats to even a wolf once. One teacher had a gigantic iguana (hello salmonella), 3 kept rabbits, 2 kept a cat, all for various educational (and loving) means. So far, no rabbit, iguana, or cat has been banned from any school that I know of, and allergies to animal dander are far more common than peanuts.

The issue is that you can't expect everyone to cow-tow to your particular situation. Life isn't like that, and neither are schools.

[Tamapeaone]

I don't recall cat meat being an ingredient of anything, so your reference to cats is invalid. But if a child had a life threatening allergy to cats it would be incumbent on the part of the school to ban cats from the school. And explain to me how banning THE MOST COMMON FOOD ALLERGY, IE., PEANUTS, would be a detriment to other students. There are plenty of other sources of protein kids can eat. The school down the road from here bans peanuts AND tree nuts, and no on is the worse for it.

[DeadlyChinchilla]

Wow, you reply to old comments...

No, I am not wrong about peanut bans. Peanuts are food, not poison. When arsenic is in the schools, let me know.

Btw, I'm severely allergic to cats. So then, I'd like to ban cats. Flowers & mold, too. Lets ban every common food allergy then!

It is not on the rest of society (or schools) to accomodate your every personal issue, especially when it is to the detriment of everyone else. Sometimes you just have to man up and handle it.

[Tamapeaone]

You are so wrong about peanut bans. Imagine that arsenic was a pervasive ingredient of a lot of processed foods. That is what peanut allergic people live with every day. Schools are obliged to provide a safe environment for the students under their charge. I am totally in favor of a nut ban at all schools.

[micheals1992]

if you had a nut allergy you would understand i always worry about nuts and when people are eating them near me i start feeling sick and sometimes start swelling.

[yankeeagles75]

Why didn't the school nurse mention her older son?

[DeadlyChinchilla]

Allergies are a reality, but we don't remove flowers from school grounds. This "ban peanuts" action is absurd. There was a report of a woman who freaked on a plane, claiming just being near a peanut could kill her... somehow I doubt the smell is enough to do that, even with a severe allergy.

There is no reason to ban an item just because its a common allergen, and no logic behind overprotection. Most of us are not allergic, and don't need others restricting our options for their fear.

[travelsonic]

I used to go to Ridge Street ... my god the climate has changed since then, especially around the way the allergies are handled.